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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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