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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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