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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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