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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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