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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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