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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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