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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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