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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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