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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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