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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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