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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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