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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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