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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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