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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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