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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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