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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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