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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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