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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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