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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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