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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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