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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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