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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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