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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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