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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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