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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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