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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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