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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important 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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