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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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