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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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