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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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