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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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