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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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