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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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