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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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