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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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