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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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