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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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