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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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