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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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