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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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