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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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