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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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