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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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