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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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