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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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