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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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