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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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