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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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