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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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