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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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