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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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