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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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