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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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