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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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