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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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