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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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