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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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