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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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