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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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