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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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