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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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