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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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