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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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