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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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