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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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