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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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