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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key 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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