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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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