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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify 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 optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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