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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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