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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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