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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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