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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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