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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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