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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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