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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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