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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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