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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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