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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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