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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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