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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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