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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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