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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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