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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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