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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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