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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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