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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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