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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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