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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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