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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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