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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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