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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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