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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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