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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses 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. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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