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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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