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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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