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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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