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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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