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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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