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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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