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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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