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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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