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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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