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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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