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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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