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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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