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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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