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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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