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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important 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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