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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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