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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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