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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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