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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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