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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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