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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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