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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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