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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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