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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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