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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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