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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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