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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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