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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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