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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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