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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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