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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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