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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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