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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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