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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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