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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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