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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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