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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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