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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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