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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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