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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to 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 definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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