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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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