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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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