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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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