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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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