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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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