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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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