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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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