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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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