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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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