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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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