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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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