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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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