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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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