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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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