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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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