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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the 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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