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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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