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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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