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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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