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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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