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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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