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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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