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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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