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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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