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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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