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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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