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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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