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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates 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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