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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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