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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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