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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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