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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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