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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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