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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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