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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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