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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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