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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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