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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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