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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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