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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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