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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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