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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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