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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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