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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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