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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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