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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies 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 teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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