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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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