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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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