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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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