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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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