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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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