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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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