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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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