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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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