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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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