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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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