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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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