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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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