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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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