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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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