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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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