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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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