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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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