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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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