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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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