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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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