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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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