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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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