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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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