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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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