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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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