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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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