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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important 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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