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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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