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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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