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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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