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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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