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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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