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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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