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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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