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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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