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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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