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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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