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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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