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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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