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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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