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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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