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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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