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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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