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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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