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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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