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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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