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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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