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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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