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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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