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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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