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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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