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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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