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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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