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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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