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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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