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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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