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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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