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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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