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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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