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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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