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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important 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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