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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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