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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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