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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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