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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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