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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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