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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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