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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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