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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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