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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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