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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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