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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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