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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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