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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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