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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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