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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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