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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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