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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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