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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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