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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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