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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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