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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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