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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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