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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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