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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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