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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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