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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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