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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses 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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