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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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