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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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