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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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