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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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