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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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