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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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