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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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