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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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