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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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