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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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