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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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