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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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