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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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