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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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