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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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