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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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