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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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