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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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