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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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