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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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