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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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