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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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