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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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