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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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