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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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