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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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