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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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