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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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