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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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