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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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