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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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