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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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