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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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