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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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