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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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