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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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