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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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