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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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