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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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