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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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