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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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