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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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