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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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