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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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