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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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