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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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