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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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