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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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