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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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