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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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