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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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