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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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