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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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