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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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