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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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