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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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