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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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