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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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