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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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