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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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