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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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