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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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