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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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