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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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