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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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