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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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