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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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