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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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