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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key 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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