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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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