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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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