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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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