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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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