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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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