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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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