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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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