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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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