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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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