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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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