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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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