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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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