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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies 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 manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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