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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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