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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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