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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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