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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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