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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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