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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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