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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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