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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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