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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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