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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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