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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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