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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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