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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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