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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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