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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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