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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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