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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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