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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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