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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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