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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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