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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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