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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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