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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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