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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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