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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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