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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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