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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)