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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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