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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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