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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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