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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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