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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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