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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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