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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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