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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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