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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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