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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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