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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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