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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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