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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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