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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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