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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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