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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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