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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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