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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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