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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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