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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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