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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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