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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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