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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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