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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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