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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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