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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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