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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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