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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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