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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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