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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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