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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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