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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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