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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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