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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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