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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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