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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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