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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources