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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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