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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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