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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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