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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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