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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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