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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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