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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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