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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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