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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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