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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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