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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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