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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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