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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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