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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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