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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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