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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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