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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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