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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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