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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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