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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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