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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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