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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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