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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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