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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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