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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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