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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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