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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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