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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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