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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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