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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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