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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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