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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies 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 original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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