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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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