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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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