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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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