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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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