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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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