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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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