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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes 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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