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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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