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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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