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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key 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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