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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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