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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the 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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