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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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