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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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