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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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