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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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