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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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