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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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