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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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