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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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