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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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