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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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