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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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