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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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