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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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