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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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