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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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