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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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