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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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