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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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