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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key 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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