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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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