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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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