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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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