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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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