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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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