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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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