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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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