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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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