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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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