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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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