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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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