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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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