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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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