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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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