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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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