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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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