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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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