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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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