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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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