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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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