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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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