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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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