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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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