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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers 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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