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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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