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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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