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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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