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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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