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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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