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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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