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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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