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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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