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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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