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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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