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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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